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Businesses Cash in from Storm Cleanup

As many in the Triad are still trying to recover from the strong storms over the past few weeks it has left many local business working overtime trying to keep up with all the demand for help. WXII's Stephanie Berzinski has more on how the storm cleanup.

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Updated: 5:49 PM EDT Jun 27, 2013

Businesses Cash in from Storm Cleanup

As many in the Triad are still trying to recover from the strong storms over the past few weeks it has left many local business working overtime trying to keep up with all the demand for help. WXII's Stephanie Berzinski has more on how the storm cleanup.

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Updated: 5:49 PM EDT Jun 27, 2013

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WEBVTT C026 / STEPHANIE LOOKLIVE INTRO 41:05"STORM AFTER STORMHAS KNOCKED DOWNTREE AFTER TREE ANDTHESE DAYS CREWSFIND THEMSELVESBUSIER THAN EVER."CAROLINA STUMP ANDTREE SERVICES IS AFAMILY COMPANYTHAT'S BEEN INBUSINESS FOR 35YEARS.... BUT NOW THISFAMILY FINDTHEMSELVES WORKINGOVER TIME DUE TO ALLTHE DAMAGE FROMNON-STOP STORMS.DOUG TASKER SAYS HISTEAM IS HAVING AHARD TIME KEEPINGUP...THE MINUTE THEYBEGIN ONE PROJECT...STORMS ROLLTHROUGH DELAYINGTHEIR PROGRESS ANDONLY KNOCKING DOWNMORE TREES... WHICHIN TURN HASINCREASED THE TREETRIMMINGCOMPETITION. 31:41"THIS IS THE MOSTBUSY I'VE SEEN INAWHILE SO I MEAN, BUTTHERE'S A LOT OFPEOPLE OUT THEREJUST PEOPLE WITHTRUCKS ANDCHAINSAWS THAT AREACTUALLY TRYING TOGO TO WORK ANDKNOCK ON DOORS ANDSTUFF LIKE THAT ANDIT'S REALLY HURTINGSOME PEOPLE YOUKNOW BECAUSE ITPUTS A BAD WORD FORTHE OTHER PEOPLESTHAT DO TRYIN', AND ITPUTS US BEHIND ANDSTUFF LIKE THAT ANDTHERE'S A LOT OFPEOPLE THAT AREACTUALLY TAKINGADVANTAGE OF SOMEPEOPLE SO THEYGOTTA WATCH OUTFOR THAT AS WELL."TASKER ALSO URGESPEOPLE TO CHECK ONTHE PROPERTY OFELDERLY NEIGHBORSWHO MAY NOT BE ABLETO GET OUT OF THEIRHOMES AND INSPECTFOR DEBRIS ANDDAMAGE. STEPHANIEBERZINSKI WXII 12NEWS.

Businesses Cash in from Storm Cleanup

As many in the Triad are still trying to recover from the strong storms over the past few weeks it has left many local business working overtime trying to keep up with all the demand for help. WXII's Stephanie Berzinski has more on how the storm cleanup.